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The Ishmael Network Reading List

These resources are suggested by readers. Ishmael Network members can add their suggested readings by logging into their record here...
Please note that this list is neither compiled nor reviewed by Daniel Quinn. It should not be assumed, therefore, that he either endorses these books or agrees with the comments made about them. This statement holds true for the Ishmael Webmaster as well....
As of Tuesday, August 14, 2018 there are 3 books in the suggested reading list that start with K. Here is an easy to print list of everything...)

Kabloona by Gontrain De Poncinshas been suggested by Ishmael Network member Kristin Oliver...and Kristin has this to say about the book: "Kabloona is the story of one of the last Europeans to see an unspoiled, indigenous lifestyle; what makes it different from other books of its sort is that Gontrain went to live with the Eskimos of Canada's harshest regions simply out of desire, out of love. To be honest, he was a little obsessed, but it was encouraging that his intellectual curiosity fueled him to observe and experience, as opposed to the normal 'veni,vedi,vici' attitude so many other explorers promote. He wasn't there to change anything, just see. However, it isn't a scholastic anthropological study, it is the personal notes of a man on a quest to find happiness and himself. Also, the author was suprisingly self aware and worked to overcome his cultural bias, considering it took place before World War 1 when cultural elitism was nearly universal. Anyway, it was refreshing to see how people are so beautifully adapted, and how happy we are in a tribal enviroment."
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Kids by Meredith Smallhas been suggested by Ishmael Network member Victoria Bugado...and Victoria has this to say about the book: "this book continues where "Our Babies, Ourselves" left off."
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Kin of Ata are Waiting for You by Dorothy Bryanthas been suggested by Ishmael Network member Fanona Grace Isaac...and Fanona Grace has this to say about the book: "Kin of Ata. . .shows the power of dreaming, the thin veil of what is "real", and a beautiful culture quite different from our own."
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